Home is teddy bears
exuberant cheers
child’s laughter
parents’ pride
Home is quiet 2 A.M. conversations
thoughts too loud for music
words too raw to speak
pen ink fresh on a page
Home is tea steeping
cookies baking
alarms beeping
clocks ticking
Funny how so much of
Home
is what I made from
Everything
you never gave me
— Yushan C.